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Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Coupon

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

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